Magazine-camera



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MAGAZINE CAMERA.

No. 534,115. Patented Feb. 12.1895.

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MAGAZINE CAMERA.

. N 534,115, Patented Feb. 12,1895.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUST LUNDELIUS, OF PORT JERVIS, NEW YORK.

MAGAZINE-CAM ERA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 534,115, dated February12, 1895.

Application filed February 28, l 894. Serial No. 501,825. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, AUGUST LUNDELIUs, of Port Jervis, in the county ofOrange and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedHand-Gamera, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved combinedmagazine, hand and detective camera, which is comparatively simple,compact and durable in construction, without any loose parts orprojections on the outside of the casing, and arranged to permit theoperator to manipulate the various devices from the outside toconveniently make the desired time or instantaneous exposure, to bringthe plates successively in the proper position for exposure, and topermit of filling the camera with simple and independent plate carriers,for glass plates or films.

The invention consists of certain parts and details, and combinations ofthe same, as will be hereinafter described and then pointed out in theclaims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in Which'similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the camera. Fig. 2 is an enlargedsectional side elevation of the camera. Fig.3 is a transverse section ofthe same on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a like view of the same onthe line 4t-4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the camera, andFig. 6 is a front elevation of the same.

The improved hand camera is provided with a suitably constructed casingA having the front A, the transverse partition A and a rear door Ahinged at A to the top of the casing A, as is plainly shown in Figs. 1and 2. The lower free end of the door A is adapted to be locked to thebottom of the casing by a suitable locking device B, shown in Fig. 2.

On the inner face of the door A is secured a spring 0 curved so as topress with its middle portion on the back of the rearmost plate carrierD held in a vertical position and set with its lower edge on atransverselyextending rest E, secured to the sides of the casing A, asis plainly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The front end of the rest E is formedwith a short transversely-extending flange E, to prevent the front plateholder from sliding off the rest until the said plate carrier isreleased, as hereinafter more fully described.

The upper edge of the plate carrier D abuts againstanabutmentF,extendingtransversely and made in the shape of an angle iron, as is plainlyindicated in Fig. 2. The abutment F is mounted to turn in suitablebearings in the sides of the casing A, and one outer end of the shaft ortrunnion of the said abutment is provided with a button or disk Farranged in a circular recess on the outside of the casing, and having ahinged semi-ring or segment F adapted to be swung at right angles to thebutton or disk F, to permit the operator to conveniently turn the saiddisk from the numeral 1 to numeral 2 (stamped in the casing,

see Fig. 1) and consequently the abutment, ,7

either from the position shown in Fig. 2 into that illustrated in dottedlines therein, and back to 1 and into the normal position to hold thefront plate carrier in position. The button or disk F is preferablyprovided with a suitable catch (not shown) to hold it in place. It willbe seen that when a series of plate carriers are set on the rest E andthe door A is closed, then the rearmost plate carrier is pressed on atthe back by the spring C, while the front plate carrier abuts at thebottom on the flange E, and at its upper end on the abutment F. Now,when the operator turns the segment F to give a quarter turn to theabutment F, so that the latter moves into the position shown in dottedlines in Fig. 2, then the front plate carrierD is forced forward andswings downward by the action of the spring 0 on the back of therearmost plate carrier, as the several plate carriers press one on theother by the action of the said spring. Thus, the front plate carrierswings downward into the casing and rests on the bottom thereof, whilethe next following plate carrier is retained by the vertical part of theL-shaped abutment F, and when the latter is returned to its normalposition the other arm of the said abutment engages the upper edge ofthis plate carrier to hold the latter in position.

In order to guide the downwardly-falling plate carrier D, I provide thecurved arms G secured to the sides of the casing A, as is plainly shownin Figs. 2 and 3. In order to prevent injury to the plate carriers whileswinging down, and to prevent the exposed plates from falling out ofposition when the box is turned upside down, I provide one or more setsof springs H, secured to the inner faces of the sides of the casing A,so that the plate carrier, in swinging or falling downward, strikes withits side edges the curved springs H, so as to break the fall of theplate and to permit the same to land easily on the bottom of the casing,or in case of a second plate carrier, to land easily on the platecarrier first deposited on the bottom of the casing.

In order to prevent the carriersD placed on the bottom of the casing Aafter the exposure is made, from sliding rearward, I provide atransversely-extending lug A fastened to the inner face of the door Anear the free end thereof, the said lug extending under the rest E, asis plainly shown in Fig. 2. Thus, the carriers D on the bottom of thecasing cannot slide forward or rearward, as the forward motion islimited by the side arms G, and rearward motion by the lug A In order toindicate the plate exposed, I provide the spring 0 with an extension arm0 passing over an aperture A formed in the door A the said extension 0being fitted toslide in a recess in the said door, as is plainly shownin the said Fig. 2. Now, on the rear face of the extension G arearranged numer als, or other suitable characters, 0 to iridicate thevarious plates held in a vertical position on the rest E. Itwill be seenthat when all the plates are set on the rest F, then the spring 0 iscompressed to its greatest extent, and consequently the extension O ispressed inward in its recess, so that the first numeral 1, or other cha'acter appears in the aperture A. Now, when an exposure has been madeand the front plate carrier is thrown down, then the spring 0 expands,by the forward movement of the remaining plates, so that a pull isexerted on the extension 0, and the next numeral 2 or character, isdrawn over the aperture A to indicate to the operator that the secondplate is now ready for exposure. Thus, it will be seen that a verysimple indicating device for the plate holders is obtained by the actionof the spring 0.

The objective I is mounted to slide in the usual manner in the front Aand the partition A and is provided at its bottom with a rack l in meshwith a pinion l secured on a transversely-extending shaft 1 carrying onone outer end a disk 1 having a hinged segment similar to the one shownand described above in relation to the disk F. Now, when the operatoropens this segment of the disk I and turns the latter, then a forward orbackward sliding motion is imparted to the objective, according to thedistance of the object to be photographed, so as to obtain the properfocus. The disk or button I is turned to the numeral stamped in thecasing covering and representing the number of feet the subject is fromthe lens.

In order to obtain the desired effect, I provide a stop J, fitted toslide verticallyin suit able bearings in the objective I, the said stopbeing provided with the openings J of different diameters and adapted toregister with the center of the objective I. The openings J are arrangedone above the other, and the lower end of the stop J ispivotally-connected by a loop J with the horizontal part of an l.-shaped link J pivoted on the wrist pin J of the crank arm J fastened onashort shaft J mounted to turn in suitable hearings in the frontA of thecasing. See Fig. 2. The outer end of this shaft J carries a button Jwhich, when turned, imparts a turning motion to the shaft J and crankarm J so that the wrist pin J by the link J and loop J imparts avertical sliding motion to the stop .l, to bring either of the openingsJ into alignment with the center of the objective I. The button Jindicates on numerals l, 2, 3 stamped in the covering surrounding thebutton, the said numerals representing various sized openings in thestop. The loop J is free to slide on the horizontal part of the link Jas the stop is moved forward and backward with the objective I. Thehorizontal part of the link J is guided in a vertical slot of a guidewayJ secured in the casing.

In order to make the proper exposure, either instantaneous or time, Iprovide a shutter K having a disk K made of rubber or other suit ablematerial and arranged on the inner face of the transverse partition AThe disk K is mounted to rotate loosely on a longitudinally-extendingshaft L mounted to rotate in suitable bearings in the transversepartition A the outer end of the said shaft carrying a ratchet wheel Lengaged by a pawl I. pivoted on the front of the partition A and pressedon by a spring L to hold the said pawl in engagement with the ratchetwheel L. 011 the rear end of the shaft L is secured a crank arm orhandle L", adapted to be taken hold of by the operator at the time thedoor A is opened, so as to turn the said shaft L in one direction, thereturn movement of the latter being prevented by the ratchet wheel L andspring-pressed pawl L On this shaft L, at the front face of the disk Kis secured one end of a coil spring N, fastened at its outer end to apin N, secured on the disk K, as is plainly shown in Fig. 4, said springbeing coiled within a casing N forming part of the disk K. Now, when theoperator turns the crank arm L the spring N is wound up, so as to rotatethe disk K in the direction of the arrow a whenever the said disk isreleased, as hereinafter more fully described.

The disk K is provided with diametricallyarranged openings K and Kadapted to register with the objective I at the time the disk K isrotated in the direction of the arrow 0,, it being understood that thedisk K is normally held in such a position that the apertures K and Kare out of register with the objective I, as shown in Fig. 4..

In order to lock the disk K normally in position, I provide the samewith diametrically lIO arranged pins K and K located midway between theopenings K and K and adapted to be alternately engaged by a trippinglever O, pivoted on a disk P having its shaft P mounted to oscillate insuitable hearings in the transverse partition A The lever O is providedwith a slot 0', engaged by a pin 0 secured on the said transversepartition A so that when the disk P is turned the said lever 0 iscarried upward to drawits lower end away from the corresponding pin K orK to release, for a time, the disk K, to permit the spring N to rotatethe latter in the direction of the arrow 0,. A second lever O is pivotedon the disk P and is adapted to engage the released pin K or K shortlyafter the other lever O is withdrawn from the said pin, and this lever Ois likewise provided with a slot 0 engaged byapin O fastened on thetransverse partition A By reference to Fig. 4 it will be seen that whenthe disk P is turned in the direction of the arrow 1), then the lever Ois carried upward out of engagement with the pin K while at the sametime the other lever 0 moves downward to take hold of the said pin K tointerrupt the rotating movement of the disk K and lock the same inplace. When the disk P is turned in the inverse direction of the arrowb, the other lever 0 moves downward, while the lever 0 moves upward, sothat the latter releases the pin K and the disk K is now free to makenearly a one-half revolution; that is, until the other pin K strikesagainst the lower end of the lever O, and further turning of the disk Kin the direction of the arrow at is prevented.

The disk P is turned in the directions indicated, by the operator, andfor this purpose I connect the disk P with a link P extendingtransversely and having one outer end fitted to slide in one of thesides of the casing A. A button P on the outer end of this link P isunder the control of the operator who can press the said button inwardto turn the said disk in thedirection of the arrow 17, as abovedescribed. On releasing the pressure on the button P thelatter, with thelink P is moved outward by the action of a spring P set in a recess A inthe side of the casingA and pressing on the inner face of the saidbutton P as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 4.

In order to limit the outward sliding movement of thelink P, I providethe latter with a collar P adapted to abut against the inner face of theside of the casing in which the said link is fitted to slide. See Fig.4. Now, it is understood that when the pressure is released from thebutton P the spring P forces the button outward to turn the disk P inthe inverse direction of the arrow 1) to cause the lever O to releasethe respective pin K or K as previously mentioned. 7

When it is desired to make a time exposure, the following device isprovided: A lever Q pivoted on the inner face of the partition A isadapted to be thrown downward into the path of one of the pins K K so asto interrupt the turning movement of the disk K and to hold thecorresponding aperture K or K in alignment with the objective I, forsuch a length of time as is deemed necessary for the time exposure. Assoon as the lever Q is permitted to swing upward, then the respectivepin K or K is released and the disk K turns forward in the direction ofthe arrow a to again close the objective I. The disk K finally comes torest by the respective pin K or K engaging the lever Q. Now this lever Qis under the control of the operator and is connected with a link Q,extending upward and having its upper end fitted to slide in suitablehearings in the top of the casing A. On the upper, outer end of the saidlink Q is secured a button Q and a spring Q is coiled on the said linkwith a recess of the casing to hold the link Q and lever Q normally inan uppermost position; that is, to hold the lever Q out of the path ofthe pins K and K When the operator presses the button P and releases thesame to first withdraw the lever 0 from the pin K, see Fig. 4, and thento withdraw the lever O on the release of the button P to permit thedisk K to turn in the direction of the arrow or, he can stop themovement of the disk atthe time the respective opening K or K is inalignment with the objective I, by pressing the button Q so as to swingthe lever Q, in the path of the corresponding pin K or K. The operatorthen releases the pressure on the button Q and the time exposure hasbeen made, though the disk K continues to turn until the pin K or Kstrikes the lever O, and its movement is thus interrupted. The casing iscovered with leather, canvas or other suitable material so as to hidethe buttons P and Q as shown in Fig.1, and thus make the casing appearas plain as possible.

In the front end of the camera casing A are arranged the usual finders Rof any approved construction.

It will be seen that by making the plate carriers half the thicknessshown, they can be used for holding films, so that twelve films caneasily be stored in the casing, occupying the same space that half thatmany carriers will do. Cameras for plateslarger than four inches by fiveinches can readily be made to hold twelve or more plates.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. A hand camera comprising a plate-restextending transversely and secured in the camera casing, the saidplate-rest being adapted to receive the lower edges of the platecarriers, an L-shaped abutment extending trans versely and mounted toturn in the casing, the said abutment being adapted to be engaged by theupper ends of the plate carriers to hold the latter in a verticalposition during exposure, a spring pressing on the back ICC of thercarmost plate carrier to force the several plate carriers forward onthe turning abutment, and an indicator controlled by the said spring toindicate the number of plates exposed, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. A hand camera comprising a plate-rest extending transversely andsecured in the camera casing, the said plate-rest being adap ted toreceive the lower edges of the plate carriers, an L-shaped abutmentextending transversely and mounted to turn in the casing, the saidabutment being adapted to be engaged by the upper ends of the platecarriers to hold the latter in a vertical position during exposure, aspring pressing on the back of the rearmost plate carrier to force theseveral plate carriers forward on the turning abutment, and an extensionforthe said spring and provided With characters to indicate the plateexposed,substantially as shown and described.

3. A photographic shutter, comprising a spring-controlled apertured diskhaving projections, and two levers operatively connected with oneanother, to move in unison and adapted to alternately engage the saidprojections, as and for the purpose set forth.

&. A photographic shutter comprising a spring-controlled apertured diskhaving projections, two levers having movement toward and from the diskand adapted to alternately engage the said projections, a disk mountedto turn and operatively connected to each of the said levers, and meansfor turning the disk, substantially as described.

5. A hand camera provided with a shutter comprising a spring controlled,apertureddisk having pins, levers adapted to alternately enthe saidpins, a disk mounted to oscillate and on which the said levers arepivoted, a link connected with the said disk and provided on its outerend with a button, and a spring connected with the said link to returnthe latter after being pressed on by the operator, substantially asshown and described.

AUGUST LUNDELIUS.

Witnesses:

FRANK LYBOLT, G120. M. LAUBSHIRE.

